The Society hosts a series of programs from fall through spring. Programs are free to Society members. A donation of $5.00 is suggested for non-members.
Check back later this summer for the 2010/2011 program schedule.
All programs are held on Sunday at 2:00 PM in Town Hall (Sudbury Center) unless otherwise indicated.
June 6, 2010 The Cavicchio Family Story video of presentationdetails ...
Paul Cavicchio recounts the Cavicchio Family Story. Hear from the grandson of the man who stood up to Henry Ford! The presentation will
be preceded by the SHS Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Trustees.
May 2, 2010 The Francis Koppeis Story: Innkeeper Extraordinaire video of presentationdetails ...
Ann Koppeis Bowles tells the story of her father, Innkeeper Extraordinaire from 1959 to 1989, who brought Life, Love and Hospitality to the Wayside Inn.
April 19, 2010 Blood Drive by the Red Cross at Town Halldetails ...
Roll up your sleeves and give or help, just as was done in the 30's, 40's and 50's here in the Town Hall.
From 10 AM to 3 PM the Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Town Hall. The Sudbury Companies of Militia & Minute will be in attendance to assist.
March 7, 2010 Farm Life in South Sudbury video of presentationdetails ...
Early 20th Century Views of life as it was, via the Ames and Smith family picture albums. Over 250 acres
on the Framingham line on Landham Road and Woodside Road will be shown "as it was" with stories told by Ernie Beer.
February 7, 2010 Best Kept Secret in our town! video of presentationdetails ...
Sudbury's The Concord Review, famous all over the world is not known here! Since 1987, it has
published 835 history research papers written by High School Students only from 36 countries. Three students
have gone on to win Rhodes Scholarships. Meet the founder Will Fitzhugh and hear his story.
December 6, 2009 Caroling and Annual Family Christmas Partydetails ...
From 1 to 2 PM there will be caroling on the steps of the Town Hall with hot cider served inside. Followed by our annual
Family Christmas Party from 2 - 3 PM at the Hosmer House. Bring the family for this festive program!
SHS will also be collecting for Toys for Tots from 1 to 3 PM with US Marines in attendance
November 1, 2009 The Gold and Treasures of Sudburydetails ...
Mostly true stories of pirates, highwaymen, buried treasure and natural treasures that the colonists sought out in Sudbury.
With an exhibit of Found Objects from our collections. Let Anthony Howes amaze you with tales of treasure lost and found.
October 11, 2009 SHS Art Show video of presentationdetails ...
For one day only, the Sudbury Historical Society's Art Collection will displayed with the help of Fred Scott (former owner of the Scott Gallery).
Sudbury artists including E. Helene Sherman, Florence Hosmer, Gertrude Rice, Jane Brown, Thelma McAlpine Ernst and rare examples of unknown Sudbury artsits will be on display.
September 20, 2009 Ancestor Day - The Rice Family video of presentationdetails ...
Celebrating Sudbury's founding families, this year hear about the Rice Family as told by
George and Michael Rice of the Edmund Rice (1638) Association.
June 7, 2009 The story of "Raymond's" where you bot the hat Department Store video of presentationdetails ...
The story of "Raymond's" where you bot the hat Department Store, the Raymonds of Raymond Road Sudbury and Frank I. Dorr of Framingham.
Presented with help from the Framingham Historical Society. Preceded by the SHS Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Trustees
May 3, 2009 A Pox On You video of presentationdetails ...
The History of the Small Pox Contagion in Sudbury with Dr. Anthony Howes and a cast of the forgotten. The Pest House and
the Small Pox Cemetery at Mt Nobscot (recently put under permanent conservation restrictions by the Knox Trail Council Boy Scouts
and the citizens of Sudbury) are also included.
April 19, 2009 Blood Drive by the Red Crossdetails ...
Roll up your sleeves and give blood or give help, just as was done in the 30's, 40's and 50's here in Sudbury. Plus,
the Sudbury Companies of Militia & Minute (Minutemen) will be in attendance to assist.
April 5, 2009 Magical Mystery Tour of Historic Sudbury video of presentation
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A Virtual Tour of Sudbury sites which you may have heard of, but never managed to get to will be presented.
No mosquito spray necessary! No hip waders or rubber boots!
Just sit and enjoy Terry Keeney and Anthony Howes' guided tour.)
March 1, 2009 The story of Lyman Howe, A Man of Ancient Pedigree
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The story of Lyman Howe A Man of Ancient Pedigree* of Howe's Hotel or Inn, now known as the
Wayside Inn will be told by Richard Gnatowski, the miller of the Inn. The innkeeper may have died in 1861, but
the set of poems he inspired will live forever. (*quote from Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn)
February 1, 2009 The Moore Civil War Diaries and Letters
video of presentationdetails ...
Since the Society purchased (by
public subscription in 2000) the two way correspondence of Sudbury Civil War soldier George Moore and his family
the letters have been transcribed by Mary Ellen Hoover and the late Virginia Maenpaa. Now George's diaries and a Moore
family diary from the 1890's have been transcribed as well. This combined material reads like a great movie script,
so come, listen, and go back in time.
December 7, 2008 Caroling and the annual Family Christmas Partydetails ...
Caroling (at 3:30) on the steps of the Town Hall with hot cider served inside followed at 4:30 by the annual Family Christmas
party. Any period costume welcomed. At 4:30 we will make our way to the Hosmer House for refreshments, warm drinks, and music. Bring the entire
family for this festive program! SHS will also be collecting for "Toy's for Tots" at Town Hall
from 3:30pm until 5:00pm with US Marines in attendance.
November 2, 2008 Peaceable Under Their Own Vine & Fig Treedetails ...
A view of religion in early Sudbury, Peaceable under their own Vine and Fig Tree* led
by Reverend Katie Lee Crane. The history of religious life on this side of the River when there was only the Meeting
House with its Town Meetings and on Sunday a five hour sermon by the town supported Minister. (* quote from
the Reminiscences of Mary Gleason Haynes, 1865)
October 5, 2008. Gravestones Don't Lie – stories of the restoration of the Revolutionary War Graveyard. details ...
Kai will entertainingly inform you as to what the skulls, angels, willow trees and vases mean, and how he does his work.
Plus his recent discoveries here in Sudbury.
June 1, 2008. Sudbury Remembers Sudbury's Babe Ruth. details ...
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Trustees and approval of proposed by laws Bylaws a Sudbury Remembers Sudbury's Babe Ruth, with the owner of the Babe Ruth House, Dennis Gavin and his son Lee
who may well have broken the Curse of the Bambino. With all new stories, and facts, and artifacts. Plus pictures you have never seen before. Meet the Big Bambino here!
May 4, 2008. Bus Tour of Great Meadow and the Sudbury River. details ...
Brian Donahue (author and Professor at Brandeis University) will guide us on a tour of the Great Meadow and the Sudbury River.
We will go to the Billerica Dam which had an enormous impact on farming along the river for centuries. He will engage you, with an unprecedented look at how colonial farmers adapted to the
challenges of New England's climate and soil and achieved a sustainable agricultural system. (Fifty people attended)
April 20, 2008. Blood Drive by the Red Cross at Town Hall. details ...
Roll Up your sleeves, and give or help, just as was done in the 30's, 40's, and 50's here in Sudbury.
The Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute will be in attendance to assist. (Over 50 pts donated)
April 6, 2008. The Maynard Farm on Powers Road. details ...
The current owners, Carol and Barry Sheingold, will lead us thru the fascinating history and stories of the Maynard Family farm, with it's unique features that even Henry David
Thoreau mentions in his writing! (83 people attended)
March 9, 2008. Skinner's Antique Appraisal Event. details ...
A well known appraiser will give you the value of your item, no coins, stamps, jewelry or musical instruments.
Very entertaining, only $10 per item. Please call ahead to register. Only the first 40 items will be scheduled. (82 attended)
February 10, 2008. Sudbury Remembers Ralph Adams Cram. details ...
Architect Ethan Anthony, recently published The Architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and His Office after 10 years of research.
R.A. CRAM was America's foremost Ecclesiastical Architect and the designer of St. John the Divine in New York.
He lived in Sudbury on Concord Rd, and is buried in Sudbury next to St. Elizabeth's Cram Chapel.
His book may be ordered from the Society. There will be a book signing after the program.
December 16, 2007 (cancelled due to severe weather). Christmas Caroling. details ...
Caroling on the steps of the Town Hall with hot cider served inside followed by the annual Family Christmas Party at the Hosmer House.
Any Period Costume welcomed. At 4:30 we will make our way to the Hosmer House for refreshments, warm drinks, and music.
Bring the family for this festive program! SHS will also be collecting for Toys for tots at Town Hall, 3:30pm till 5:00pm with U.S. Marines in attendance.
November 4, 2007. Sudbury Remembers: The Sudbury Fire Department. details ...
A history of some hot times. Hal Cutler will recreate the history of our own Fire Department, thru story, objects, and photo's, including the Wayside Inn Fires, with open mike for your memories.
October 7, 2007. Geoffrey Evans returns with his unique understanding of Native Americans. details ...
Geoffrey Evans returns with his unique understanding of Native Americans: Philosophy, and beliefs, with his flute music and drums. If a good day, it will be at Heritage Park. Bring a beach chair or blanket.
September 15, 2007. Sudbury Day. details ...
We'll have a booth at Peter Noyes Field. Our theme is the island of Japan, to honor our two Japanese Interns, and bring you a touch of Japan. Games for children, something for everyone.
June 3, 2007. Sudbury Remembers: The Early Days of the Buddy Dog Humane Society. details ...
Annual Meeting and election of officers and trustees. Followed by a program on the the story of the early days of the Buddy Dog Humane Society, Inc. and the position of the dog in the American Family.
May 6, 2007. Sudbury Remembers: The Wayside Country Store. details ...
(Formerly the Garfield/Parmenter General Store in Sudbury Center.)
SHS Curator Lee Swanson will present a lively program with memorabilia and anecdotes of his family's business on the shore of Hager Pond, Marlborough.
April 19, 2007. Blood Drive by the Red Cross at Town Hall. details ...
Roll Up your sleeves, and give or help, just as was done in the 30's, 40's, and 50's here.
April 1, 2007. It's Alive: Sudbury's Poor Farm and Tramp House on Old Marlboro Road. details ...
Come find how Sudbury treated its poor and indigent from the earliest days. With Brook Meggs of the Meachen Farm and others.
March 4, 2007 It's Alive: Sudbury's Town Seal. details ...
The history of the town seal and the history of King Philip's War (1675-1676) that
caused the Wadsworth Monument to be erected. Come hear how we lost the major battle here in Sudbury. With new facts and artifacts on the war that changed American history. (Over 100 people attended)
Feburary 4, 2007 He's Alive! Mr. Longfellow Returns to Sudbury. details ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (a.k.a. Walter Murphy) who recreates moments in the life of the man who made the Wayside Inn famous. (Over 80 people attended)
